World No. 1
Roger Federer will try and forget his claycourt troubles this week when he returns to his favorite grasscourts at the Gerry Weber Open in
Halle, Germany.
Federer has a potential quarterfinal meeting against former
Wimbledon runner-up
David Nalbandian.
Seeds joining Federer on the lawns are
Nikolay Davydenko,
James Blake,
Tomas Berdych,
Richard Gasquet,
Mikhail Youzhny, Nalbandian and
Marcos Baghdatis.
First-round match-ups of note are (1) Federer vs.
Olivier Rochus who the Swiss beat 7-6 in the third last year in Halle, (4) Berdych vs. (WC)
Nicolas Kiefer who returns from injury, (3) Blake vs. American countryman and fast-riser Sam Querrey, and (2) Davydenko vs. Austrian
Jurgen Melzer.
